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McNabb's TD Sparks Eagles to 17-7 Lead Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:39 pm PSTAP - Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook both ran for touchdowns, and David Akers kicked a 48-yard field goal to give Philadelphia a 17-7 lead over the Dallas Cowboys after three quarters Monday night in the Eagles' first game since Terrell Owens was told not to return to the team. Full Story

Alex Rodriguez Wins AL MVP Award Mon, 14 Nov 2005 05:11 pm PSTAP - Alex Rodriguez showed slick fielding counts, winning his second American League Most Valuable Player award in three seasons by defeating David Ortiz in a vote that rewarded an all-around player over a designated hitter. Full Story

Blake's Shootout Goal Wins It for Isles Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:35 pm PSTAP - Jason Blake, New York's ninth shooter of an extended shootout, nearly lost the puck but recovered to steer a shot past Jocelyn Thibault and give the Islanders a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night. Full Story

Prospal's Hat Trick Helps Tampa End Skid Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:17 pm PSTAP - Vinny Prospal had three goals and an assist to help the Tampa Bay Lightning snap a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night. Full Story

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AOL, Warner to Bring Old TV Shows Online Mon, 14 Nov 2005 04:51 pm PSTAP - Dozens of old television shows including "Welcome Back Kotter" will be available online and free-of-charge under a deal between America Online Inc. and Warner Bros. Full Story

Groups Decry Tunisia Hosting U.N. Summit Mon, 14 Nov 2005 11:38 am PSTAP - As the Internet's influence grows, so too does resistance from nations wary of giving their citizens the tools to voice their opinions and mine the online mother lode of knowledge. Full Story

Free those digital documents Mon, 14 Nov 2005 12:00 am PSTThe Christian Science Monitor - Deciding what kind of software Massachusetts wants to load on some 50,000 state computers may sound like something of interest only to Ã¼ber-geeks. But that decision could spark a revolution in how software is developed and sold. Full Story

Study finds TiVo losing ground among DVR users Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:01 pm PSTReuters - TiVo Inc. has created a digital video recorder with a name that has worked its way into the American lexicon, but its reputation among users and would-be users is beginning to erode amid generic competitors, according to a new study that relies on Internet buzz to study consumers' opinion. Full Story

Microsoft upbeat on Asian Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:35 pm PSTReuters - Microsoft Corp, the world's largest software maker, does not expect high oil prices and an anticipated economic slowdown to hurt it in the Asian region, where its business is growing fastest, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday. Full Story

DOJ asks court to keep BlackBerry service on Mon, 14 Nov 2005 03:50 pm PSTMacworld.com - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked a judge to ensure that government users can continue to send each other e-mail on their "essential" BlackBerry devices, even though the court has ruled against the maker of BlackBerry devices in a patent infringement case. Full Story

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Bush Escalates Bitter Iraq War Debate Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:05 pm PSTAP - President Bush escalated the bitter debate over the Iraq war on Monday, hurling back at Democratic critics the worries they once expressed that Saddam Hussein was a grave threat to the world. Full Story

Documents Reveal Alito's Abortion View Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:58 pm PSTAP - Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito boasted about his work arguing that "the Constitution does not protect a right to an abortion" while trying to become a deputy assistant attorney general in the Reagan administration, according to documents released Monday. Full Story

Strong Earthquake Rattles Northern Japan Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:50 pm PSTAP - A powerful earthquake shook northern Japan early Tuesday, and small tsunami waves struck coastal towns about 200 miles from the epicenter. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Full Story

Blast Outside KFC in Pakistan Kills Three Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:51 pm PSTAP - A powerful car bomb exploded outside the front entrance to a KFC restaurant in the southern Pakistan city of Karachi early Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring 12 others, police said. Full Story

Next French revolution: a less colorblind society Mon, 14 Nov 2005 12:00 am PSTThe Christian Science Monitor - Now comes the hard part. As the nationwide violence that has racked France for two weeks begins to abate, the country's leaders and citizens find themselves facing tough questions about the fundamental values that define the French dream: liberty, equality, and fraternity. Full Story

U.S. Held Iraqi With Same Name As Bomber Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:01 pm PSTAP - The U.S. military announced Monday it arrested and later released an Iraqi whose name matches that of one of the Amman hotel suicide bombers, saying there was no "compelling evidence" that he posed a security threat. Full Story

Teen Sought in Pa. Slayings Captured Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:48 pm PSTAP - A Pennsylvania teenager suspected of killing his girlfriend's parents in an argument over her curfew was captured in Indiana on Monday after a police chase that ended in a crash. The 14-year-old girl, who was in the car, was not hurt, authorities said. Full Story

Wal-Mart Posts Gain in Profit Growth Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:44 pm PSTAP - The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., posted a modest 3.8 percent in profit growth on Monday, but said it expects electronics and other general merchandise to propel it to a healthy holiday season, though spending may slacken when the bills come due early next year. Full Story

Rice haggles to reach Gaza deal Mon, 14 Nov 2005 06:14 pm PSTReuters - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice bargained with Israeli and Palestinian negotiators into the early hours on Tuesday, postponing a trip to Asia as a deal seemed near on Gaza border crossings. Full Story

Bush to seek unity on N.Korea in Asian tour Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:32 pm PSTReuters - President George W. Bush will seek unity with Asian allies on North Korea in a tour of the region starting on Tuesday in which he will also press China to make trade concessions and liberalize its currency. Full Story

Senate to weigh Guantanamo rights compromise Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:20 pm PSTReuters - Detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison convicted by U.S. military tribunals could have their cases reviewed by federal courts under a bipartisan compromise offered on Monday by senators who said the chamber moved too far last week to block inmates' access to courts. Full Story

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Scientists Seek New Treatments for Balding Mon, 14 Nov 2005 04:57 pm PSTAP - Look around a crowd, and you'll see that lots of middle-aged men are losing their hair. As Baby Boomers, they have every right to demand, What is science doing about this? Quite a bit, it turns out. Full Story

Ethics Charges Jeopardize Cloning Program Mon, 14 Nov 2005 04:49 pm PSTAP - The work of the world's foremost human cloning researcher, Hwang Woo-suk, has been thrown under an ethical cloud, jeopardizing the bold international cloning project that he and several prominent U.S. researchers announced just last month. Full Story

Study: 800 Species at Risk in Calif. Mon, 14 Nov 2005 04:50 pm PSTAP - More than 800 animal species in California are imperiled by development, pollution and recreational activities, a sobering assessment that should guide development throughout the nation's most populous state, according to a two-year government study. Full Story

U.N. Agency: Rate of Deforestation Slowing Mon, 14 Nov 2005 02:16 pm PSTAP - The speed of global deforestation has slowed because of new planting and natural forest extension, but the world's forests are still being destroyed at an alarming rate, a U.N. agency said Monday. Full Story

Official to Focus on Stronger Gulf Levees Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:17 pm PSTAP - The federal coordinator for Gulf Coast recovery efforts said Monday he will focus on ensuring the region's levees are stronger than they were before Hurricane Katrina  but can't offer assurances that they could withstand another storm of that size. Full Story

World's Largest Aquarium Set to Open Mon, 14 Nov 2005 04:51 pm PSTAP - The whale sharks are kings of the 6-million-gallon tank, their presence palpable even before they emerge from the murky darkness like massive star cruisers in a science fiction film. Full Story

German wind lobby hails policy, utilities uneasy Mon, 14 Nov 2005 04:04 am PSTReuters - German wind power lobby BWE said on Monday support for renewable energy in the new coalition deal would unleash huge investments but conventional producers said they were disappointed the status quo was left unaltered. Full Story

US scientist quits top stem-cell team over ethics Mon, 14 Nov 2005 12:37 pm PSTReuters - A top U.S. researcher has quit an international team of pioneering embryonic stem-cell researchers based in South Korea after one of its members was accused of donating her own eggs to the program. Full Story

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Genes worsen effects of statin drugs: study Mon, 14 Nov 2005 02:19 pm PSTReuters - U.S. researchers said on Monday they may have made progress toward explaining why statin drugs, which lower cholesterol, do not work as well in some people as in others -- especially blacks. Full Story

Exercise to get fit, live longer: study Mon, 14 Nov 2005 01:30 pm PSTReuters - Even moderate levels of physical exercise prevent heart disease and prolong life, and the degree of benefit increases as the level of physical activity rises, according to a report released Monday. Full Story

FDA Proposes More Specific Condom Labels Fri, 11 Nov 2005 06:11 am PSTAP - The FDA wants condom packages to warn that condoms are less effective at stopping some sexually transmitted diseases, such as herpes and human papilloma virus, than others. Full Story

Eating Out Poses Health Risks for Kids Mon, 14 Nov 2005 04:02 pm PSTHealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Children who eat more of their meals outside the home are more vulnerable to high blood pressure, poor cholesterol scores and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease, new research finds. Full Story

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Medical examiner: Shoelace may have ended Carlie Brucia's life Mon, 14 Nov 2005 02:26 pm PSTCourtTV - SARASOTA, Fla. (Court TV)  The man who abducted Carlie Brucia bound the 11-year-old's hands, sexually assaulted her and then used a thin cord  perhaps a shoelace  to end her life, a coroner testified Monday at the trial of Carlie's accused killer. Full Story

Defense in R.I. Club Fire Seeks Dismissal Mon, 14 Nov 2005 06:44 pm PSTAP - Lawyers for the owners of a nightclub where 100 people died in a 2003 fire want criminal charges against their clients tossed out because evidence was allegedly withheld from a grand jury. Full Story

New Orleans judge orders action on stalled cases Mon, 14 Nov 2005 05:47 pm PSTReuters - A New Orleans judge on Monday ordered the release of two people arrested before Hurricane Katrina but never charged and threatened to free 21 other suspects this week if the city's crippled criminal justice system does not get moving. Full Story

Jury to Deliberate Ex-Professor's Trial Mon, 14 Nov 2005 04:10 pm PSTAP - After hearing five months of testimony, jurors will begin deliberating Tuesday in the trial of a former college professor accused of being a key member of a notorious Palestinian terrorist group. Full Story

Alito earlier opposed abortion Mon, 14 Nov 2005 01:20 pm PSTReuters - Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito wrote 20 years ago as a lawyer in the Reagan administration that women do not have a constitutional right to have an abortion, a 1985 memo released on Monday showed. Full Story

Longtime Federal Judge Bryant Dies at 94 Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:13 pm PSTAP - Longtime federal judge William B. Bryant  the first black person to serve as chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia  has died. He was 94. Full Story

Ex-N.M. Treasurer Pleads Not Guilty Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:58 pm PSTAP - Former state Treasurer Robert Vigil pleaded not guilty Monday to additional charges in the government's investigation of an alleged kickback scheme involving Vigil and his predecessor. Full Story

In Hate Crimes, Racism Is Likeliest Motive Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:23 pm PSTAP - Racial prejudice lay behind more than half the 7,649 hate crimes reported to the FBI in 2004, the bureau said Monday. Hate crimes against black Americans were most prevalent. Full Story

Judge Recounts Raucous Spring Break Tales Mon, 14 Nov 2005 11:43 am PSTAP - Making out with palm trees. Mistaking police cars for taxicabs. Rolling a stolen restaurant barbecue down the road, flames shooting up from the chicken still cooking on the grill. Full Story

Concerns on Bush powers used at Guantanamo Sat, 12 Nov 2005 09:07 pm PSTAFP - The US Senate has allowed the Bush administration discretionary power to treat terror suspects as it wishes by voting to revoke their right to appeal their detention in civilian courts, a move that has legal experts worried. Full Story

Attorney Says Yates Wants to Avoid Retrial Sat, 12 Nov 2005 06:04 pm PSTAP - Andrea Yates, the Houston mother accused of drowning her five young children in the family bathtub in 2001, doesn't want to face another trial if it can be avoided, her attorney said Saturday after visiting her in prison. Full Story

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